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Children's performance at bandstand, c. 1935
A group of children perform at the bandstand while other children watch. This bandstand was alongside the Minschke building in a small park, dedicated Feb 1928, replaced by the Pressel building in 1940. Also visible, painted above the performing area, is an advertisement for sporting goods, marine supplies, phonographs and records, and household furnishings.
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Smith family children at chrysanthemum farm, 1951
People walk amid chrysanthemum blossoms, including two boys. Handwritten on back: "Stanley Smith, Ralph Pierson, his chief aid, Mary Louise Smith. Tommy and Skipper Smith. Here may be seen the "stringing up" that is done over every bed so that when the stems become long and are topped by a bloom, they won't fall over." (Stuart News, 13 Dec 1951) -
Earl J. Ricou, c. 1955
Studio portrait of former Martin County commissioner, Earl J. Ricou.Tags Florida-Stuart -
Collector William Rudge at Hutchinson Island excavation site, 1970 or 1971
William Rudge with shovel. In the winters of 1970 and 1971, two museum volunteers, Robert A. Holman, retired hospital administrator, and William Rudge, a collector from New York, excavated an "Indian burial mound" on Hutchinson Island. -
Pelican Hotel, c. 1950
Large white building with cars parked in front and manicured lawn. -
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Stuart Department Store, c. 1960
Stuart Department Store with window displays showing off the latest fashions and a sign for Florsheim Shoes. -
Bandstand in downtown Stuart, c. 1927
View of the side of the Minschke-Holleran building, band stand, and railroad station. Sign painted on side of building for Ricou Hardware Company, Inc., also a sign reading "Keep to the Right."
Published in Sandra Thurlow's book, Stuart on the St. Lucie (p. 173) with the caption: "Haney Circle was originally larger than it appears in this photo taken around 1927." -
E.B. Coventry Photography Shop, c. 1940
Edith Coventry photography shop in the Osceola Building. Signs for Kodak Finishing and Photographer E.B. Coventry. -
Ferry over the St. Lucie River, 1915
Car being ferried across the St. Lucie. There was no bridge for vehicles or pedestrians until 1918. Postcard from this print printed with label: "Historic ferry over St. Lucie River, Stuart, Florida connecting Palm Beach and St. Lucie Counties." Low quality print.